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New Orleans, Louisiana

The Oldest Fire Hydrant in New Orleans

This Birdsill Holly fire hydrant is the remnant of a very different type of hydration innovation.
Oregon

No Name Lake

Unknown to many, this sparkling turquoise lake hides amid Oregon's snowcapped mountains.
Vancouver, British Columbia

Woodward's Spiral Staircase to Nowhere

A unique spiral staircase that doesn't quite make it up to the top floor.
Berlin, Germany

Buchstabenmuseum

A collection of abandoned typographic signs from Berlin and beyond.
Savannah, Georgia

Plant Riverside

A once-groundbreaking power plant turned into a hotel and mini-museum of archeological and geological wonders.
Ennetbürgen, Switzerland

Hammetschwand Elevator

The tallest outdoor elevator in Europe rockets passengers on a dizzyingly precarious ride to the top of a mountain.
Contoocook, New Hampshire

Contoocook Railroad Covered Bridge

The oldest covered railroad bridge still standing in the United States.
Šumperk, Czechia

Šumperk Astronomical Clock

This copy of the famous Prague Astronomical Clock is the result of one man's passion project.
Indianapolis, Indiana

The Ruins

Once adorning a New York skyscraper, these reclaimed ruins now haunt an Indiana park.
York, Nebraska

Lee's Legendary Marbles & Collectables

Visitors to this museum will uncover a whimsical collection of marbles from across time.
Wilsons Promontory, Australia

Skull Rock (Cleft Island)

A unique rock formation that only a few have managed to venture inside.
Berlin, Germany

Tajikistan Tearoom

A slice of central Asia in the middle of Berlin.
Cleveland, Ohio

Cuyahoga Jack-Knife Bridge #464

An abandoned, rusty old relic of railroad history stands at attention over the Cuyahoga River.
Duluth, Minnesota

Uncle Harvey's Mausoleum

The watery grave of an impractical idea.
Province de Tinghir, Morocco

Todra Gorge

One of the most spectacular canyons in the world.
Wellesley, Massachusetts

Babson Globe

A massive rotating globe sits at the center of Babson Park.
Covington, Georgia

The Covington Film Garden

An ode to this small town's big film history.
Port Richey, Florida

The Obscuratorium

An author's private collection of quirky travel-trinkets and oddities has become a rotating mini-museum in the window of a local bookstore.
Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Tomb of Daniel at Samarkand

An 18-meter-long sarcophagus of a constantly growing dead prophet.
Stykkishólmur, Iceland

The Library of Water

This collection of unique liquids allows visitors to wander the waters of Iceland's glaciers.
Carbondale, Colorado

Penny Hot Springs

A little-known hot spring haven right below the highway.
Holyoke, Massachusetts

Dinosaur Footprints of Holyoke

A careful eye can find hundreds of dinosaur tracks running along the Connecticut River.
Heidelberg, Germany

Deutsches Verpackungs-Museum

A small museum dedicated to the history and design of German packaging.
Chester Township, New Jersey

Telephone Pole Farm

A farm in New Jersey grew a most unusual crop for AT&T's testing purposes.